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By Regina Garcia Cano CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, ending what became a financial lifeline for the South American country. Trump\u2019s announcement in his Truth Social network accused the government of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro of not meeting democratic conditions for last year\u2019s July presidential election as well as of not moving fast enough to transport back to Venezuela immigrants set for deportation. \u201cWe are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, of Venezuela, on the oil transaction agreement,\u201d Trump wrote. Trump post did not specifically mention California-based Chevron nor the permit, formally known as a general license,… <\/p>\n

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By Regina Garcia Cano CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) \u2014 A permit issued by the United States government allowing energy giant Chevron Corp. to pump and export Venezuelan oil will be terminated this week, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday, ending what became a financial lifeline for the South American country. Trump\u2019s announcement in his Truth Social network accused the government of President Nicol\u00e1s Maduro of not meeting democratic conditions for last year\u2019s July presidential election as well as of not moving fast enough to transport back to Venezuela immigrants set for deportation. \u201cWe are hereby reversing the concessions that Crooked Joe Biden gave to Nicol\u00e1s Maduro, of Venezuela, on the oil transaction agreement,\u201d Trump wrote. Trump post did not specifically mention California-based Chevron nor the permit, formally known as a general license,... <\/p>\n

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